An Audit of Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Drug Misuse in Wiltshire&Swindon

An Audit of Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Drug Misuse in Wiltshire & Swindon - October 2004

Welcome to the findings of the audit of crime, anti-social behaviour and drugs in Wiltshire and Swindon which were published in October 2004 by the community safety and drugs partnerships in Swindon, North Wiltshire, West Wiltshire, South Wiltshire and Kennet. The audit report paints a picture of the problems of crime and drug misuse affecting people living or working in Wiltshire and Swindon or visiting the area, and provides the information which will help to decide what should be the main priorities for tackling these problems between April 2005 and March 2008.

If you would like to comment on any aspect of the Audit, please send your comments to the following email address: Police.Authority@wiltshire.pnn.police.uk. All feedback will be considered by the partnership members before the Strategy is finalised.

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		Page No./s	Link to document
PART 1
	Introduction Executive Summary Suggested 2005-2008 Strategic Priorities	1-30	(446KB)

PART 2
	Chapter 1 - The Characteristics of the Area Swindon North Wiltshire West Wiltshire South Wiltshire Kennet	31-33	(39KB)
	Chapter 2 - Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour Across Wiltshire & Swindon Recorded Crime and Disorder Figures - Wiltshire and Swindon Other Crime Related Statistics - Wiltshire and Swindon What the Public Say - Wiltshire and Swindon What the Public Say - Wiltshire	34-111	(3.04MB)
	Chapter 3 - Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in North Wiltshire Recorded Crime and Disorder Figures in North Wiltshire Other Crime Related Statistics - North Wiltshire What the Public Say in North Wiltshire Recorded Crime Figures - How Does North Wiltshire Compare?	112-128	(541KB)
	Chapter 4 - Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in West Wiltshire Recorded Crime and Disorder Figures in West Wiltshire Other Crime Related Statistics - West Wiltshire What the Public Say in West Wiltshire Recorded Crime Figures - How Does West Wiltshire Compare?	129-146	(497KB)
	Chapter 5 - Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in South Wiltshire Recorded Crime and Disorder Figures in South Wiltshire Other Crime Related Statistics - South Wiltshire What the Public Say in South Wiltshire Recorded Crime Figures - How Does South Wiltshire Compare?	147-163	(560KB)
	Chapter 6 - Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in Kennet Recorded Crime and Disorder in Kennet What the Public Say in Kennet Recorded Crime Figures - How Does Kennet Compare?	164-178	(530KB)
	Chapter 7 - Crime & Anti-Social Behaviour in Swindon Recorded Crime and Disorder Figures in Swindon Other Crime Related Statistics - Swindon What the Public Say in Swindon Recorded Crime Figures - How Does Swindon Compare?	179-201	(264KB)
	Chapter 8 - The Costs of Crime, Anti-Social Behaviour and Road Casualties	202-207	(95KB)
	Chapter 9 - An Audit of Drug Misuse in Wiltshire Reducing Supply Communities Young people Treatment	208-232	(938KB)
	Chapter 10 - An Audit of Drug Misuse in Swindon Reducing Supply Communities Young people Treatment	233-250	(356KB)

PART 3
	Wiltshire & Swindon-Wide Community Safety Structures & Activities The Five Community Safety Partnerships: Structures, Plans and Progress Since April 2002 Best Value Performance Indicators & Public Service Agreements A Summary of Relevant Agency Plans	251-288	(564KB)

Appendix 1 & 2
	Maps Showing Location of Wards in Districts and Borough Individual Offences Included in Recorded Crime Categories	289-300	(1.79MB)

Appendix 3
	Recorded Crime Maps: Volume of Crimes by District and Ward	301-330	(3.83MB)

Opportunities will be provided between October 2004 and March 2005 for you to comment on the findings of the audit, and on the suggested priorities set out on pages 21-30.

Please note that, after the report was published, a data error was discovered which overstated the numbers of cases of theft and handling in 2002/3 which were used for the maps and the ward-based analysis of theft and handling cases. The error was carried through, at a much lower level, into the maps and ward-based analysis of total crime, but had no effect on the analysis of other crime types. The error inflated the number of theft and handling cases by 12% and the number of 'total crimes' by 3%. It is thought unlikely that the error had any significant impact on the ranking order of wards in respect of total crime or of theft and handling offences.

This error did not affect the crime figures for 2002/3 and 2003/4 which have been used in chapter 2 to contrast crime rates between Wiltshire's four districts and the borough of Swindon.